By Kapriz, on December 18th, 2009
Atkins and Diabetes
The Atkins diet principles lay the foundation for a healthy, more balanced way of eating than our standard diet. Its emphasis is on using good carbohydrates in balance with adequate protein. This is in stark contrast to what most of us eat on a daily basis. The average person today eats lots of processed foods that have hidden sugars and highly processed carbohydrates. This has put most of us on the road to diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions. What is sad is that diabetes has a predictable set of stages and that they can be easily recognized.
The road to [...]
By Kapriz, on August 20th, 2009
According to a report by the World Health Organisation, diabetes-related complications are annually the cause of 5% of all deaths globally.
In South Africa about six million people suffer from this disease – of these 90% are adults and 10% are children. Between 80 and 90% of diabetics in South Africa suffer from Type 2 diabetes. Although there is a hereditary predisposition to the disease, it is not a given that offspring of a diabetic will develop the disease.
Although there is a hereditary predisposition to the disease, it is not a given that offspring of a diabetic will develop the disease.
“Diabetes [...]
